Contents tagged with Vilnius

  • Lithuania to reopen 1991 ‘Soviet aggression’ case

    The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office decided to continue the investigation into the events of January 1991, TASS reports.

    “The lead prosecutor’s decision to stop the investigation on April 30 has been overruled by the higher ranked prosecutor,” said Public Relations Spokeswoman Elena Martinonene.

    As Martinonene explained, this decision was made because a number of legal procedural actions need to be carried out in the case. What exact actions the prosecutor's office was required to take …